Welcome to the debate thread between Fr0d0 and Kyuuketsuki.
The topic is "God(s), Science & Evidence"
First both debaters will introduce themselves in this topic, and give an overview of the goals they try to achieve in this debate.
Then there will be 4 rounds of debate.
ROUND 1: Opening Statements (Deadline 11th of May 2009)
Each member of the debate makes an opening statement (3000 words maximum) on the debate topic. These are pre-prepared statements that outline (in essence) the protagonists understanding of the subject, what they believe to be true. Each response will be posted as a separate posting in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 1" e.g. "ROUND 1: Debater #1's Opening Statement"
ROUND 2: Response To Opening Statements (Deadline 5th of July 2009)
Each team member replies to the opening statement/s of the opposing team member/s (5000 words maximum). This section is more free-form and deals with the points raised by their adversaries and explain why they consider their adversary's POV to be incorrect. Each response will be posted as a reply to their own opening statement in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 2" e.g. "ROUND 2: Debater #2's Response To Debater #1's Opening Statement"
ROUND 3: Response #2 (Deadline 19th of July 2009)
Each team member replies to the first response/s of the opposing team member/s (5000 words maximum). Each response will be posted as a reply to their own response in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 3" e.g. "ROUND 3: Debater #1's Response To Debater #2's Response"
ROUND 4: Summary (Deadline 2nd of August 2009)
Each team member replies to the second response/s of the opposing team member/s (3000 words maximum). Again this is free-form but length limited which allows each protagonists to sum up their case and state why they consider their adversary to be incorrect. Each response will be posted as a reply to their own second response in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 4" e.g. "ROUND 4: Debater #2's Summary"
Quotes will be counted in the word count, so use it sparingly. If one of the debaters is not capable of posting their round posting before the deadline and did not ask for an extension on the deadline, he will have forfeited the debate. A debater may ask the referee for an extension on the deadline through PM. If the referee finds the reason for the extension request satisfactory the deadline can be extended for both parties.
After the Summary statements, the thread will be closed. The debate winner will be decided on the merit of the arguments made by a jury who will need to be as neutral on the subject as possible.
A separate thread will be posted in the discussion area for the members of the forum not participating in the debate to comment on this debate. This thread will be closely moderated, no off-topic derails are allowed in that thread.
Unless there are any questions or objections, let the debate begin.
(edit: at the request of the debaters the time schedule has been altered)
The topic is "God(s), Science & Evidence"
First both debaters will introduce themselves in this topic, and give an overview of the goals they try to achieve in this debate.
Then there will be 4 rounds of debate.
ROUND 1: Opening Statements (Deadline 11th of May 2009)
Each member of the debate makes an opening statement (3000 words maximum) on the debate topic. These are pre-prepared statements that outline (in essence) the protagonists understanding of the subject, what they believe to be true. Each response will be posted as a separate posting in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 1" e.g. "ROUND 1: Debater #1's Opening Statement"
ROUND 2: Response To Opening Statements (Deadline 5th of July 2009)
Each team member replies to the opening statement/s of the opposing team member/s (5000 words maximum). This section is more free-form and deals with the points raised by their adversaries and explain why they consider their adversary's POV to be incorrect. Each response will be posted as a reply to their own opening statement in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 2" e.g. "ROUND 2: Debater #2's Response To Debater #1's Opening Statement"
ROUND 3: Response #2 (Deadline 19th of July 2009)
Each team member replies to the first response/s of the opposing team member/s (5000 words maximum). Each response will be posted as a reply to their own response in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 3" e.g. "ROUND 3: Debater #1's Response To Debater #2's Response"
ROUND 4: Summary (Deadline 2nd of August 2009)
Each team member replies to the second response/s of the opposing team member/s (3000 words maximum). Again this is free-form but length limited which allows each protagonists to sum up their case and state why they consider their adversary to be incorrect. Each response will be posted as a reply to their own second response in the debate forum clearly stating in the title that it is "ROUND 4" e.g. "ROUND 4: Debater #2's Summary"
Quotes will be counted in the word count, so use it sparingly. If one of the debaters is not capable of posting their round posting before the deadline and did not ask for an extension on the deadline, he will have forfeited the debate. A debater may ask the referee for an extension on the deadline through PM. If the referee finds the reason for the extension request satisfactory the deadline can be extended for both parties.
After the Summary statements, the thread will be closed. The debate winner will be decided on the merit of the arguments made by a jury who will need to be as neutral on the subject as possible.
A separate thread will be posted in the discussion area for the members of the forum not participating in the debate to comment on this debate. This thread will be closely moderated, no off-topic derails are allowed in that thread.
Unless there are any questions or objections, let the debate begin.
(edit: at the request of the debaters the time schedule has been altered)
Best regards,
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
Leo van Miert
Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall --Torque is how far you take the wall with you
